Scottoilers?

[bimotabob]

I'm personally not convinced. I throw the RF up on a center stand and give the chain a dose of lube every 1500kms or so. That same pair of sprockets and chain are only half worn after 60,000kms...

Each to their own I guess but I have no need for one

Holy wackamolies batman!
60,000 and half worn - heck That must be some kind of record!
Your having us on arent you??
Or have you never had the engine above 3 grand?


Regards
BB

[boman]

There's a cheaper alternative called "Loobman", which I've got and a few others on KB have. I am yet to put it on my bike.

It's pretty primitive as it's manual so you give it a squeeze when you want it to come out.

It's around the $50.00 mark.

Look it on google see if this is you.

I bought a Loobman. Found it was a waste of money. When it did work it would release all the oil on the floor and my rear tyre. No matter where I mounted it or how I adjusted it. Took it off and use spray lube now.

[Jantar]

Any oiler is a great addition if you do a lot of long distance riding with little opportunity for maintenence. But if most of your use is commuting on clean sealed roads then they aren't really required. Just a regular application of wax or chain oil each time you fill the tank is sufficient.

With the type of riding I tend to do, I find I'm getting around double the life from a chain, and I can complete a full Southern Cross withou having to adjust the chain once.

[Gremlin]

...Automatic oilers are a good tool for the lazy bastages...

you called? oh

Yep, I'm lazy, work plenty of hours a week, and good weather shouldn't be wasted on oiling chains. If I ride, I can oil it at the same time

If you maintain a chain well, you will probably get the same life as using an oiler and being lazy on oiling. If you use an oiler and also regularly clean chain etc, then you should get even better life.

That said, I did 12k out of 17k on a zx10's chain, it had oiler for last 7k, but first owner probably neglected the chain. 17k is about normal life, so the oiler probably helped.

[Pixie]

As for the Pixie Oiler, give Ixion the SV dude a PM, he can tell you more about it or just message Pixie himself. It's an automatic oiler like scott but it's eletronic so you select settings and modes.

No,my oilers don't have on-the-fly adjustability.You're thinking of the Pro-oiler.
On my ones you set the flow rate to suit the lubricant and the conditions,just like the Scott,and leave it.Which is perfectly adequate for road use.The Pro-oiler comes into it's own on the dirt.

Mine are better than the Scott because they are better quality for slightly less money and have the pixie brush delivery system.
And with the Scott - where is the love?

[Pixie]

Holy wackamolies batman!
60,000 and half worn - heck That must be some kind of record!
Your having us on arent you??
Or have you never had the engine above 3 grand?


Regards
BB

My Bandit 1200 has just clicked over to 54,000 km.
My original chain is 312 mm across 20 pins.
The chain was 310 mm across 20 pins when new.
The allowable wear limit stated in the manual across 20 pins is 319.4 mm.
2 mm of wear across 20 pins in 54,000 km or around 10% of allowable wear.


This means I'll have to start saving for that new chain I'll need at 540,000 km

[oldrider]

No,my oilers don't have on-the-fly adjustability.You're thinking of the Pro-oiler.
On my ones you set the flow rate to suit the lubricant and the conditions,just like the Scott,and leave it.Which is perfectly adequate for road use.The Pro-oiler comes into it's own on the dirt.

Mine are better than the Scott because they are better quality for slightly less money and have the pixie brush delivery system.
And with the Scott - where is the love?

For a road bike in NZ......Pixie-Oiler,

Currently two Triumph Tiger 955i's in my garage.

One has a Scott oiler on it that doesn't work! (Owner unhappy with it)

The other has a Pro-Oiler, (Owner very happy with it) nuff said really. Cheers John.

[Pixie]

For a road bike in NZ......Pixie-Oiler,

Currently two Triumph Tiger 955i's in my garage.

One has a Scott oiler on it that doesn't work! (Owner unhappy with it)

The other has a Pro-Oiler, (Owner very happy with it) nuff said really. Cheers John.

Hi John
I went over the Pakiri hill road last wednesday That dust sure soaks up the oil. I think you made the correct choice for an adventure bike

[homer]

I used to have chain spray on and it was good
used to get a chain lube called PJ1 was excellent
used a wax spray till about 12 months ago now a scott oiler
I wouldnt use anything else now
just fill the resovour and go
its all adjustable just turn the dial

[ManDownUnder]

Holy wackamolies batman!
60,000 and half worn - heck That must be some kind of record!
Your having us on arent you??
Or have you never had the engine above 3 grand?


Regards
BB

Nope dead serious and I suspect I'm simply lucky - buying a really good chain or somesuch.

I've never had one last this long before and yes I do push the old girl along from time to time (using tire wear as the other indicator of grunt applied to the road). I'm a moderate rider... pootling along generally with the occasional nudge up to er um *cough* fun *cough* speeds *cough choke*...

[Shaun]

A Huge part of the advantage to a Scott Oiler, IS THE OIL ITSELF!

The oil has some rather special product in it, that keeps the chain so healthy

[forkoil]

Hey sadgirl, I'd pix the pixie, apart from a more measured delivery system (electronic on the pixie (constant) vs vacuum on the Scott (variable)) the Pixie also has a stiff brush that both delivers the oil to the whole width of the chain and cleans it as a bonus. The Scott delivers oil in droplets to ONE SIDE OF THE CHAIN ONLY unless you buy the enhancer kit (more $), the one side MAY not be a problem if the oil flows thru the rollers, but instructions on manual oiling always say do both sides, AND the Pixie is slightly cheaper.....say no more...

[homer]

Hey sadgirl, I'd pix the pixie, apart from a more measured delivery system (electronic on the pixie (constant) vs vacuum on the Scott (variable)) the Pixie also has a stiff brush that both delivers the oil to the whole width of the chain and cleans it as a bonus. The Scott delivers oil in droplets to ONE SIDE OF THE CHAIN ONLY unless you buy the enhancer kit (more $), the one side MAY not be a problem if the oil flows thru the rollers, but instructions on manual oiling always say do both sides, AND the Pixie is slightly cheaper.....say no more...

the oiler going on to one side of the sprocket.....not the chain,which means all the sprocket gets oil and is then pushed on to the chain as you ride the bike

[Pixie]

A Huge part of the advantage to a Scott Oiler, IS THE OIL ITSELF!

The oil has some rather special product in it, that keeps the chain so healthy

Not true.
I found summer weight Scott oil pretty useless,winter weight ok,but not any better than cheap 75% 20W40 & 25% kerosene blend.

[Pixie]

the oiler going on to one side of the sprocket.....not the chain,which means all the sprocket gets oil and is then pushed on to the chain as you ride the bike

You hope.
I trialed both methods and found delivering oil to the sprocket caused most of the oil to travel to the tip of the teeth and get flung away.Drip feed to one side of the chain was substantially more efficient and brush was best.This conclusion was based on the actual flow rate required to fully lube the chain.Remember,wasted oil merely coats the back end of your bike.

P.S. the brush doesn't actually clean the chain,a correct amount of lubrication will,naturally,remove dirt and crud